Developing Through Discipline

Scripture tells us that God uses circumstances to discipline us. Sometimes, we wonder did God do this because I did that? The answer is probably not but so often we allow ourselves to think of God's discipline as that fearful retribution for some action that we have committed or omitted. However, we must realize that when we undergo discipline it is either corrective, preventative, and/or educational. God's discipline is always focused on the future and this discipline is always what is best for us even though it is most often not desirable.